Gowon’s memoirs: Nigeria owes Awolowo an eternal debt, by Olu Fasan
Last week, I started a discussion of General Yakubu Gowon’s multi-themed memoirs, My Life of Duty & Allegiance. My focus was on the book’s general tone, which I find unduly self-justificatory. In his attempts to defend his legacy, General Gowon presents himself as a saintly figure who did no wrong as a leader, whereas some […]
For Alabama Voters, It Was A Choice of Good or Bad
When the results came in, the world joined the winning party to sing and dance in celebration. The Democrats were no doubt overjoyed and took in all the praises, but deep inside them, they knew the victory was more than a party or an individual
Imo State as Rochas Okorocha & family Nig. plc
Of course, despite the powerful blizzard of buharimania before the 2015 presidential election, I was very sceptical of APC’s change slogan; the bulk of prominent APC members were turncoats from the PDP looking for a different platform to continue their Machiavellian political praxis
The National Intervention Movement
Nigeria’s politics has long been overdetermined by a liberal bind: many so-called “progressives” actually hold right-wing views, and there is no clear ideological framework to build a contemporary nationalist coalition, just like the NCNC built
SARS: The limits of rent a crowd
Across the globe, the brutality of the unit often goes viral on the web to the embarrassment of the nation
From my archive -2014
Our young should be given a future that guarantees their contribution to building a nation worthy of pride and excellence
